The following pianobook instruments were used in the recording of 'Hi And Lo' by wordsSHIFTminds:
'Dollar Down The Storm Drain': 'MKS-7M' by Mike Martin; 'Evergreen Easel' by Skyscapeparadise; 'Bob's Prophet' by Bob Swan; 'Beep Boop' by Owen Bolig; 'Slow Attack Evo' by Julian Doe; 'MB Analog Synth' by Gianluca Piras.
'Plush': 'Ambedo' by Stephen O'Connell.
'Dissimulation': 'Evolving Pads' by Nami Audio.
'Twelve-Wise': 'Crystalline' by Henrik 'Cobber' Hansson.
'Lawfare': 'MB Analog Synth' by Gianluca Piras; 'Sinewaves' by Julian Doe; 'WLP- Whole Lotta Pads' by Francesco Silvestri; 'Bob's Prophet' by Bob Swan.
'So Far No Good': 'Synthphony 1' by ABA Synthphony; 'Sinewaves' and 'Sinewaves Vol. 2' by Julian Doe.
'Ninepins': 'Synthphony S2 Pluck' by Aba Synthphony; 'Ambedo' by Stephen O'Connell. Apart from drums no other instruments were used.
'Begin With This Tablet' [Bandcamp-only bonus track]: 'The LittleMommy' by Fluidshell Design; 'Beep Boop' by Owen Bolig.
To find out more about the pianobook project, how you can get involved and to download free pianos as well as numerous other free, sampled instruments, visit: www.pianobook.co.uk
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released September 29, 2022
The following instruments, effects and plugins were used on these tracks:
1. 'Dollar Down The Storm Drain': ARP 2600 Drums for Live by Flatpack; Kontakt by Native Instruments; La Petite Excite by Fine Cut Bodies; Ampeg SVTVR by Plugin Alliance/Brainworx; bx_subfilter by Plugin Alliance/Brainworx; RBass by Waves Audio; Monofilter4 by Nugen Audio; Modality Bass for Live by Ableton; Chorus Jun-6 by Arturia; Raum by Native Instruments; PrimalTap by Soundtoys; OneKnob Louder, Phatter & Filter by Waves Audio.
2. 'Plush': Fibes Kit for Ableton Live by Toontrack; Vital wavetables Synth by Vital Audio; RBass by Waves Audio; Raum by Native Instruments; Chorus Jun-6 by Arturia; Synthetic Strings for Live by Ableton; OneKnob Louder & Phatter by Waves Audio; Dotted Eighth Note Delay for Live by Ableton.
3. 'Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys': Drums Machines Pack for Live by Ableton/Puremagnetik (Kit-808 Classic); Vital wavetables Synth by Vital Audio; Raum by Native Instruments; A Trying Sine & Dotted Eighth Note Delay for Live by Ableton; Podolski synth by U-He; Filterstep by Audiomodern.
4. 'Dissimulation': DM ARP 2600 Drums for Ableton Live by Flatpack; Session Drums For Ableton Live by Chocolate Audio; Kontakt by Native Instruments; Codex wavetables synth by Waves Audio; RBass by Waves Audio; bx_subfilter by Plugin Alliance/Brainworx; Monofilter4 by Nugen Audio; Surge XT synth by Surge XT Synth Team; Raum by Native Instruments; Podolski by U-He; Filterstep by Audiomodern; OneKnob Louder & Phatter by Waves Audio.
5. 'Phosphorescent Bow Wave Mantra': Vibrations pack for Ableton Live by ModeAudio (Amplify 808 kit); Solar/Mercury by Spitfire Audio; OneKnob Louder & Phatter by Waves Audio; Raum by Native Instruments; RBass by Waves Audio; bx_subfilter by Brainworx/Plugin Alliance; Arpeggiator for Live by Ableton.
6. 'Twelve-Wise': Kit-606-Classic from the Drum Machines pack for Live by Ableton/Puremagnetik; Originals Abe Laboriel Drums by Spitfire Audio (snare); Kontakt by Native Instruments; PrimalTap by Soundtoys; Raum by Native Instruments; Cavity Soup Stab, Glass Stab and Analog Stab Lead for Live by Ableton; Solar/Mercury by Spitfire Audio; Basic Electric Drive Bass for Live by Ableton; Ampeg SVTVR by Plugin Alliance/Brainworx; Chorus Jun-6 by Arturia; bx_subfilter by Plugin Alliance/Brainworx; RBass by Waves Audio; Monofilter4 by Nugen Audio; Vital wavetables synth by Vital Audio; OneKnob Louder by Waves Audio.
7. 'It Was And It Was Not So': Drum Essentials for Live by Ableton (Kick Big Sine); Vital wavetables synth by Vital Audio; Raum by Native Instruments; Filterstep by Audiomodern; Dotted Eighth Note Delay for Live by Ableton; RBass by Waves Audio.
8. 'Lawfare': Originals Abe Laboriel Jr Drums by Spitfire Audio; Vital wavetables synth by Vital Audio; Ampeg SVTVR & bx_subfilter by Brainworx/Plugin Alliance; OneKnob Louder by Waves Audio; Dotted Eighth Note Delay for Live by Ableton; Raum by Native Instruments; Podolski synth by U-He; Filterstep by Audiomodern; LABS Lap Steel by Spitfire Audio; Wah Pedal for Live by Ableton; Supermassive by Valhalla.
9. 'Hypatia And The Astrolabe': Bonzo On The Dials drum buss preset for Live by Ableton; Mood Reel for Live by Ableton (Bins and Barrels Kit); Raum by Native Instruments; Bi-Phase Sector for Live by Ableton; Iris 2 synth by iZotope; Podolski synth by U-He; OneKnob Louder & Phatter by Waves Audio; Flow Motion FM synth, Codex wavetables synth & RBass by Waves Audio; bx_subfilter by Brainworx/Plugin Alliance; Dotted Eighth Note Delay for Live by Ableton; Sledge Fuzz Pluck for Live by Ableton; CLA EchoSphere by Waves Audio; EchoBoy by Soundtoys; Corona, Basic Pluck ARP & Landregen for Live by Ableton; IR-L convolution reverb by Waves Audio (Silky Hall).
10. 'So Far No Good': Bonzo On The Dials drum buss preset for Live by Ableton; Session Drums for Ableton Live by Chocolate Audio (Kit-SteelyTight); Flipside and Distortion Gate for Live by Ableton; Sub Knock Bass for Live by Ableton; RBass by Waves Audio; bx_subfilter by Brainworx/Plugin Alliance; Supermassive by Valhalla; OneKnob Louder & Phatter by Waves Audio; Copper Bells for Live by Ableton; Podolski synth by U-He; Arpeggiator for Live by Ableton; IR-L convolution reverb by Waves Audio (Silky Hall).
11. 'Ninepins': Originals Abe Laboriel Jr Drums by Spitfire Audio; Kontakt by Native Instruments; PrimalTap by Soundtoys; OneKnob Phatter by Waves Audio; bx_subfilter by Plugin Alliance/Brainworx; RBass by Waves Audio; Monofilter4 by Nugen Audio; Chorus Jun-6 by Arturia; Raum by Native Instruments.
12. 'The Perfume Of Virtue': Solar/Mercury by Spitfire Audio; Dotted Eighth Note Delay for Live by Ableton; PrimalTap by Soundtoys; Raum by Native Instruments; Arpeggiator for Live by Ableton; Supermassive by Valhalla.
13. 'Begin With This Tablet': PrimalTap & EchoBoy by Soundtoys; Ambidel filter delay for Live by Ableton; Dotted Eighth Note Delay for Live by Ableton; bx_subfilter by Plugin Alliance/Brainworx; RBass by Waves Audio; Monofilter4 by Nugen Audio; Solar/Mercury by Spitfire Audio; Raum by Native Instruments; Redux Vintage Sampler for Live by Ableton; Chorus Jun-6 by Arturia; Arpeggiator for Live by Ableton.
On all tracks:
Sonible Balancer by Focusrite; StudioRack Stereo, MaxxVolume, Scheps Omni Channel, H-Comp, IR-L convolution reverb, SSL E-Channel and C4 Stereo by Waves Audio; Ozone Imager 2 by Izotope; Fresh Air (Mixbus Sparkle) by Slate Digital; bx_masterdesk Classic by Brainworx/Plugin Alliance.
Recorded and mixed in Ableton Live Standard 11.2 at The Universal Mango Research Kitchen, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand, September 2022. All mixes monitored using Waves Audio Abbey Road Studio 3.
The title 'It Was And It Was Not So' was suggested by a reading of Salman Rushdie's 1988 novel 'The Satanic Verses'.
Composing and recording: Chris Bell
Audio engineer: Audrey O. Bliss
Mixing: Les Pellicules
Mastering: Saul E. Tempted
wordsSHIFTminds logo: Fremder Gorn
Cover design: Lisa Life
Published and released by: CBR (Chris Bell Records).
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